If you lovechocolaty sweet treats, why not add a little cocoa bliss with a chocolate plant garden?
These varieties offer dark reddish-brown flowers and foliage or cocoa-scented blooms.
The burgundy-maroon flowers both look and smell like chocolaty goodness.
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The blooms keep coming all summer long on tall stems.
The small, daisy-shaped yellow blossoms appear from spring through early summer.
Thiseasy-care climberoffers purple or white chocolate-scented flowers in late spring.
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The hand-shaped foliage lends the landscape a tropical air all summer and fall.
The ruffled petals of thisfloribunda roseare burgundy-red with unusual brown undertones.
It makes astunning cut flowerand gives off a moderate fragrance.
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Thisgorgeous coleusalso makes a terrific houseplant if youbring it inside for the winter.
It bears rich purple-red foliage edged crisply in lime green.
As a bonus, you cangrow it as a houseplant during winterif you have a bright spot for it.
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Named for its purple-brown foliage, this ‘Chocolate’ plant bears contrastingwhite flowers.
Thisdaylily varietybears unique mahogany-purple flowers in summer.
The blooms are edible (but sadly, they don’t taste of cocoa).
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Another option is ‘Chocolate Candy’ daylily, which also has chocolaty flowers.
This evergreen (everbrown?)
perennial haschocolate-tan leavesthat look most stunning when planted in groups.
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Now imagine the deep, velvety brown blooms of ‘Chocolate’ sunflower.
This variety bears big flower heads surrounded by golden-brown petals that look especially stunning whengrowing among yellow sunflowers.
As its name suggests, the foliage is a bit ruffled, adding a little texture to the landscape.
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Small, white flowers appear in late spring and early summer.
This cool-weather plant is a good choice for addingcolor to containersand garden beds in spring and fall.
This compact annual blooms all season long and makes anexcellent trailing plant for containersand hanging baskets.
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‘Mocha’ coralbells feature deep purple foliage that seems to get darker as the season progresses.
The leaves are larger than many coralbells and hold upbetter to heat and humidity.
The blooms are sweetly fragrant (more floral than cocoa, though) and make forwonderful cut flowers.
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These bracts are what put on a show; they surround flower buds that curiously never open.
The flowers last longer than traditionalgarden phlox.
Its tall, upright stems and large leaves are a delightful shade of brownish purple.
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In late summer, this canna variety hasorange-red flowers, but they take a backseat to the stunning foliage.
We have31 chocolate cake recipesto choose from for an indulgent dessert.
For healthier chocolate recipes, thesedark chocolate dessertsfit the bill.
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